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Public Health: What Changed in the Health Repeal Plan to Win Over the Freedom Caucus

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 7:48pm UTC

There are three rules that states could apply to waive in the newest proposed revision to the Republicans’ health care plan.

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Global Health: Inexpensive Drug Prevents Deaths in New Mothers, Study Finds

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 6:46pm UTC

Postpartum hemorrhage, which kills 100,000 women in developing countries, can be treated with a nearly forgotten blood-clotter invented in the 1950s.

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Anthem Threatens to Leave Health Exchanges if Subsidies Are Halted

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 4:57pm UTC

The insurer’s earnings beat expectations, but it warned it could withdraw from some marketplaces or raise rates sharply if the government does not continue subsidies for low-income people.

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Beer Drinkers May Develop Irregular Heart Rhythms

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 3:03pm UTC

German scientists used Oktoberfest to show that moderate social drinking may lead to arrhythmias.

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Hard-Line Republican Caucus Backs Revised Bill to Repeal Obamacare

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 2:14pm UTC

The support of the House Freedom Caucus breathed new life into efforts to replace the Affordable Care Act, but it was not clear whether it enough.

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Diet Sodas Tied to Dementia and Stroke

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 1:25pm UTC

People who drank one to six artificially sweetened drinks a week had a higher risk of stroke or dementia.

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Phys Ed: The Best Thing to Eat Before a Workout? Maybe Nothing at All

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 6:00am UTC

Fasting before exercise may have beneficial effects on fat cells.

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Feature: The C.E.O. of H.I.V.

International Herald Tribune - Posted: April 26th, 2017, 5:00am UTC

Michael Weinstein’s AIDS Healthcare Foundation treats an enormous number of patients — and makes an enormous amount of money. Is that why so many activists distrust him?

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